As she spoke, An Yuan'er took out a small notebook from her book bag.
She opened her notebook and proudly told Yi Chenqi, "After I started studying medicine, I would record the method every time I learned to treat a new disease. I would also record every time I helped another person."
Yi Chenqi looked at the notebook; it was densely filled with the girl's handwriting, the girl's achievement.
The girl, like a child waiting for praise, was showing off her achievements.
Yi Chenqi's mood gradually turned somber.
Xiao Yuan'er was so intelligent that she might have guessed his intentions, but she didn't mention it at all, only talking about what she had learned these days.
Yi Chenqi sighed deeply: "Xiao Yuan'er, are you already rejecting me?"
Yi Chenqi realized that the girl didn't like that supreme position. His so-called unique affection was also something she didn't want.
“Xiao Yuan’er, but Yi Chenli is no longer here. You will have to get married eventually. If you can’t accept me now, I can wait. I’ll wait as long as it takes.”
Having held onto this obsession for so long, the embers have reignited, and how can I let go of this lingering resentment?
An Yuan'er put the notebook away and replied, "When I used to read storybooks, I never quite understood the deep affection and unwavering devotion depicted in them. But now, I do understand a little. Death is not the end of a relationship. As long as I still cherish the memory, it doesn't matter whether he's by my side or not."
"Your Highness, you should cherish the people in front of you, instead of being fixated on one person. Being too attached is not good for an emperor."
This time, An Yuan'er called him "Your Highness the Crown Prince" instead of "Yi Chenqi".
Yi Chenqi grabbed An Yuan'er's hand excitedly: "But Yuan'er, I've been obsessed with this for so many years, can't you give me a chance? How will you know if you don't try? I won't do any worse than Yi Chenli."
An Yuan'er withdrew her hand, raised an eyebrow, and looked directly at Yi Chenqi: "What if I said that if His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to marry me, I would ask you to give up your position as Crown Prince?"
When faced with the choice between power and beauty, how should one choose?
Yi Chenqi hesitated; he did not answer An Yuan'er immediately.
The surrounding area was deathly silent.
An Yuan'er was not disappointed, but calmly said, "I suppose you already have the answer in your heart."
Silence is the best answer.
Yi Chenqi took two steps back. From the very beginning, he had married Liu Yuanmeng for that position.
Everyone has to pay the price for their actions. Once he took that step, there was no turning back, but he just didn't want to admit it.
An Yuan'er is now completely naked, revealing the truth to him.
Yi Chenqi gave a bitter laugh: "Xiao Yuan'er, you're really cruel to me!"
An Yuan'er didn't say anything more.
Yi Chenqi was a smart man; he knew what he had to do next. He also knew that Lan Jingtang was absolutely right. Even if he were the emperor, let alone the crown prince, there were some people he could never have.
Forcing someone to have her through violence would only result in a soulless shell. Yi Chenqi would not force a woman, much less the person he loved; this was his final act of courtesy.
Yi Chenqi finished his tea with An Yuan'er. The tea had gone cold, and it was time for him to leave.
An Yuan'er didn't see him off; it was the servants who did.
Looking at his back, An Yuan'er saw loneliness and sorrow. The path that Yi Chenqi chose was destined to be a desolate place, a mountain peak.
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